Who-Am-I? : What are my rights?
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Module Description:

The 'What Are My Rights?' module is part of an overall program called Who-Am-I?

This module opens by asking the students to think about the meaning of the word, 'rights'. They will discuss the rights that they believe all kids everywhere should have. We guide them through discussion questions on issues important to kids today. They think about rights that they want to have. The focus is on 'I' at this point rather than on kids who are in far away countries. Weekly discussions include their rights to be themselves, to be different yet accepted by others, to be heard, to be protected from harm, to have a childhood without burdens of adult work and their right to have an education in whatever form is appropriate for their culture.

Teachers are encouraged to use their own imagination and ideas within this program. The description is only a guide but other things related to the topic are always welcome.

We gently move them by the end of the eight weeks to consider kids around the world who do not even have the basic rights that they enjoy.

Module Goals:

Goals for participants are:

1. To collaborate with and learn from other students online
2. To examine 'rights' as students see them
3. To gather information from electronic sources
4. To compile a ''Kids' Bill of Rights''

Objectives:

Students will be able to:

1. Read e-mail messages and respond to peers
2. Work together in groups within their classrooms and also within groups of online students
3. Use the writing process to inform, express personal ideas and to persuade.
4. Engage in real time interactions using IRC or Kidspace
5. Identify rights that students believe all kids should have
6. Provide examples of children around the world who do not have the rights they deserve
7. Search for information on the World Wide Web
8. Analyze and interpret data using charts and graphs
9. Classify information into categories
10. Compare and contrast information from several sources
11. Apply information for problem solving in new contexts
12. Evaluate the reliability of WWW resources
13. Express ideas using art, drama or music as well as text
14. Prioritize a list of kids' rights
15. Justify and defend their opinions
16. Demonstrate ways students can raise awareness of the rights of children

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